Savvy Updates 1/8/24: PharmSens Submits for Patch Pump, FDA OKs Florida to Import Drugs from Canada, Battery-Independent Fluorescent Nanosensor in Development, Heat & Hypo Risk in Older T1Ds, GlucoTrack Implantable BG Monitor Trials, Apple Watches Back on Sale
PharmaSens submits insulin patch pump for FDA approval PharmaSens announced that it applied for FDA approval for its Niia Essential insulin patch pump system. FDA submission follows the pump’s recent ISO 13485 certification for the Switzerland-based company. This...
Savvy Updates, 1/2/24: Apple Stops Selling Series 9/Ultra2, Smart Insulin Research, Zealand & Glucagon, Nightscout App in Top 10, Afrezza Hacks, Docs & EMR Messaging, Off-Topic – Toast
Apple to halt sales of some Apple Watches in US by Samantha Murphy Kelly for CNN.com, 18 December 2023. Apple plans to stop selling some versions of the Apple Watch in the United States to get ahead of what could be one of the most momentous patent disputes in...
Savvy Updates, 12/11/23: Beta Bionics iLet & Dexcom G7, Medtronic Nixes EOFlow Agreement, Insulin-Secreting Skin Implant, Causes of Type 1 Diabetes, Global D Burden in Older Adults, Diet Sodas & Liver Disease, Cannabis & T1D, Holiday Carb Counts
With Beta Bionics collab, Dexcom lines up G7 sensor’s 2nd insulin pump partner by Andrea Park for FierceBioTech.com, 8 December 2023. Beta Bionics revealed that its technology has been tapped to link with the G7 continuous glucose monitor. The resulting automated...
Savvy Updates 12/4/23: Omnipod5 Bolus Error, Kaleido Launches Hybrid Closed-Loop with Diabeloop & Dexcom, AZ’s Attorney General Sues PBMs & Insulin Manufacturers Re Insulin Pricing, Unomedical Recalls Tandem Infusion Sets, Arecor Develops UltraFast Insulins, Insulin Makers Use Strategies Extending Market Exclusivity
Omnipod5 app “bug” reported, 1 December 2023. Extracts from an email to @Insulet_UK: #Omnipod5 users describing an issue with the bolus calculator not recognizing the “.” if a bolus of less than 1u is entered without...
Savvy Update 11/27/23: DFMO May Preserve B-Cell Function, Drs. Steve & Jeremy Wisdom, Food for Thought: HUMOR
Already-Available Drug Could Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes by Miriam Tucker for Medscape.com, 20 November 2023. The drug α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) may help preserve beta-cell function in people with new-onset type 1 diabetes, new preliminary data...
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